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CVE-2007-0243

Buffer overflow in Sun JDK and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 9 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier …

Public exploit code

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Impact

Buffer overflow in Sun JDK and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 9 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allows applets to gain privileges via a GIF image with a block with a 0 width field, which triggers memory corruption.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
SunJdk
through 1.5.0
Version 1.5.0
SunJre
through 1.3.1
Versions 1.3.1, 1.4.2_1, 1.4.2_2, 1.4.2_3, 1.4.2_4
SunSdk
Versions 1.3.1_01, 1.3.1_01a, 1.3.1_16, 1.3.1_18, 1.4.2, 1.4.2_03

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